{"title":"John Butler","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"john-butler","title":"John Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on CD in 1998, John Butler has been remastered to 2x 180g vinyl. The artwork includes a metallic foil cover, a signed and numbered original John Butler art print and reproduced photographs from John’s original paintings. John Butler’s debut album was recorded at Studio Couch, Fremantle West- ern Australia in 1998. Engineered and mixed by Shaun O’Callaghan (RIP) and George Nikoloudis. Featuring the original Trio members, Gavin Shoesmith on Bass and Jason McGann on Drums. This was John’s first release on Jarrah Records and laid a foundation for both John’s studio and touring career moving forward. It features the second incarnation of the instrumental favourite “Ocean” and songs such as “Valley” and “Sista” which became staples of John’s earliest live sets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50482186944843,"sku":"1124289","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6f83440d-e912-4035-9ba4-ceba88223674_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727549662"},{"product_id":"live-in-paris-21","title":"Live in Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eMay 202. After two years of lockdowns worldwide. After bearing witness to a graphically tumultuous time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat seemed to me to be a lifting of the veil that took the world by storm and rolled out a series of socio-political reckonings and subsequent shit shows. Somehow, after two years of social upheaval and a virus that had grabbed our global society by the scruff of the neck and shaken the shit outta it, tickets to my solo European tour (that had been postponed twice!!) were still being held on to by fans. WTAF!!! Seemed like I wasn’t the only one who was holding on to the idea of something better on the other side of what ever the hell we’d all been through. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tour, during the first spring after it all, was nothing short of a tender balm on a weary heart. A soft bandage on a raw wound. It felt like that for me at least and I know many of the audience felt the same way. I’m so glad it was solo. It needed to be intimate, raw and vulnerable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt needed to go back to the very basics and the core. To story telling and bearing the bruised heart open so all could see that we were in the same boat together trying to work out what had just happened and where we were now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fact that I could record a couple shows in Paris during this tour was truly a gift. France has always, from the very beginning, welcomed me like a long lost brother. We have a kindred spirit of rebelliousness and fire. Of cheeky irreverence and a passion for romance and art at it’s most unabashed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve been wanting to make a live album in France for decades. I’m so grateful it happened when it did. In such a profound time and in a spring that will probably never have the same prelude again. I hope you enjoy it even half as much as I did making it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith love always,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Because Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50506302292299,"sku":"2017284","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/JOHN_BUTLER__LIVE_IN_PARIS_4000PX_d31f90fc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727821462"},{"product_id":"prism-1","title":"Prism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Butler\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Australia’s most prolific independent artists, is set to release his latest album \u003cem\u003ePrism\u003c\/em\u003e – the third instalment of his four-part The Four Seasons project that has already seen the release of the ambient album \u003cem\u003eRunning River\u003c\/em\u003e and the instrumental \u003cem\u003eStill Searching\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003ePrism\u003c\/em\u003e possesses a full throttle band sound, it was crafted entirely solo by Butler and uber producer James Ireland (Pond, San Cisco), both sharing instrumentation and production responsibilities. Marking a formal departure from the John Butler Trio moniker and hurtling headlong into the power of the one-man “band” that kicked it all off back in the early days of JB’s busking prowess, \u003cem\u003ePrism\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the fire and brimstone of this raw talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003ePrism\u003c\/em\u003e Butler laces his deeply personal tales with an epic soundscape and reclaims his classic groove-laden force, brimming with fierce guitars, robust percussion and meteoric choruses. Butler’s ability to mine the depths of the human condition, most especially his very own heart space, while consistently expanding his musical tapestry, layering explosive percussion with hypnotic string pickings is second to none.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Because","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Yellow \/ Blue","offer_id":51871675187531,"sku":"R0849-7870","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51871675154763,"sku":"R0849-4369","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51871675121995,"sku":"R0849-7379","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/PRISM_FINALFRONTCOVER.jpg?v=1751375988"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/john-butler.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}